verb
epanastēomō
Strong’sG1881
I rise up against
stem epanastē-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπ-αν-ίστημι
[in LXX chiefly for קוּם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1881 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
set up again, τὰ τείχη [prev. work] 778d.
2 make to rise against, ἄνδρας ἐκ χαράδρας ἐ. τινί Refs 1st c.AD+; raise in revolt against, Ἰβηρίαν Ῥωμαίοις Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 cause to arise, Refs 1st c.AD+
II passive, with future middle Refs 5th c.BC+, aorist 2 and perfect active, stand up after another or at his word, once in Refs 8th c.BC+
II.b rise from bed, rise, Refs 5th c.BC+; rise to speak, Refs 4th c.BC+; of buildings, in perfect, to be raised or built, ἢν τοῦτ᾽ ἐπανεστήκῃ Refs 5th c.BC+: with genitive, rise above, ἱερῷ -στηκότι τῆς ἀγορᾶς Refs 1st c.BC+; ταῖς -ισταμέναις [ἐκ add. codex unus] τῶν ὑδάτων πομφόλυξιν Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2 rise up against, rise in insurrection against, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, rise in insurrection, opposed to ἀφίσταμαι, Refs 5th c.BC+the insurgents, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ἐάν τις τυραννεῖν ἐπαναστῇ if any one aim at tyranny, Legal cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; in mal. participle, ἐ. ἀλλήλοις πώγωνας ἔχουσι Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 in Medicine texts, of tumours, etc., rise, swell, Refs 5th c.BC+projecting, prorninent, Refs 4th c.BC+; λόφος αὐτῶν τῶν πτερῶν ἐ. crest which sticks up and is composed of feathers, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epanastēeliἐπαναστήσονται | will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural | rise up | 2× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēomō | epanastēome | epanastēomē | epanastēomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēosō | epanastēose | epanastēosē | epanastēoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēotō | epanastēote | epanastēotē | epanastēotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēonō | epanastēone | epanastēonē | epanastēonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēovō | epanastēove | epanastēovē | epanastēovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēolō | epanastēole | epanastēolē | epanastēolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēemi | epanastēema |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēesi | epanastēesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēeti | epanastēeta |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēeni | epanastēena |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēevi | epanastēeva |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēeli2×ἐπαναστήσονται | epanastēela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēomeiō | epanastēomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēoseiō | epanastēoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēoteiō | epanastēoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēoneiō | epanastēoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēoveiō | epanastēoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēoleiō | epanastēoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēeteia |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēosōr | epanastēosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēotōr | epanastēotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēovōr | epanastēovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēolōr | epanastēolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēevar |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epanastēemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epanastēesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epanastēetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epanastēenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epanastēevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epanastēeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epanastēorō | epanastēorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epanastēeri | epanastēera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epanastēorōntos | epanastēorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epanastēerintos | epanastēerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epanastē is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epanastēeli“rise up”will happen · theyfuture middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 10:21“rise up”… eis thanaton kai patros teknem, kai epanastēeli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin.… betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Mark 13:12“rise up”… eis thanaton kai patros teknem, kai epanastēeli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin;… betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.